I Am From

I am from home-cooked dinners

From books and messy rooms,

I am from the wall of pictures of familiar faces

I am from pine trees

Their thick bark and needle-like leaves

I’m from Christmas dinners and brown hair

From Carlos and Mnemozyne

I’m from arguments and support

From “Don’t talk to strangers” and ¨If you keep making that face it will get stuck like that.¨

I’m from asking God for the forgiveness of your sins, forgiving those who have wronged you.

I’m from a big family gatherings

From the camping trip with my grandparents